Conroe man jailed on child porn charges, may have other victims in other cities

By Carol Christian |
March 22, 2013

A Tennessee man living in Conroe has been charged with five counts of possession of child pornography.

John Charles Fortner, 38, who authorities believe traveled widely throughout the United States, was in the Montgomery County Jail on Friday without bond.

Charges against him allege that Fortner possessed multiple images and videos of child pornography with male and female victims. The images and videos depict children and adults engaging in sexual conduct, officials said.

Charges are also pending against Fortner in Ohio and West Virginia, said Chief Matt Rodrigue, with Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable's Office.

An investigation indicated that there might be unidentified victims of additional offenses, said Jeff Hohl, prosecutor with the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.

"The most important thing with this guy is that we really want to try and see if there are any other victims out there we don't know about," Hohl said.

The investigation also showed that he traveled to various other cities and states.

Locations and corresponding dates of his travel may include:

Maryland, July 2012; Houston, August 2012; Florida and Louisiana, September 2012; Dallas, Louisiana and San Antonio, October 2012; Houston, Brownsville, Pennsylvania and San Antonio, December, 2012; Pennsylvania, Houston and San Antonio, January, 2013.

Anyone who might have information about Fortner is asked to contact Nikki Neeley at the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office at 936-539-7800 or J.J. Stitt at the Precinct 3 Constable's Office at 281-364-4211 or 936-539-7813.